The complainant requested information held by the National Gallery relating to a drawing known as La Bella Principessa. The gallery disclosed some information and withheld other information using exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The exemptions relied on were section 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii), relating to prejudice to the provision of advice and exchange of views for the purposes of deliberation, section 41(1), relating to information provided in confidence, and section 40(2), the exemption relating to third party personal data. The Commissioner’s decision is that the gallery correctly withheld information using the exemptions under sections 36(2)(b)(i) and (ii), section 40(2) and 41(1) of the FOIA. He found breaches of section 1(1)(b), 10(1) and 17(1). The Commissioner does not require any steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: FOI 10 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 17 – Complaint Upheld, FOI 36 – Complaint Not upheld, FOI 40 – Complaint Not upheld, FOI 41 – Complaint Not upheld
Citations:
[2013] UKICO FS50441121
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 09 July 2022; Ref: scu.527859
